New research shows the Salton Sea is emitting hydrogen sulfide gas, which smells like rotten eggs, at levels higher than previously measured. Researchers say such levels of the gas raise health ...

The Salton Sea's water level has been dropping for years, especially in the summer, which has contributed to the release of toxic gas from all the desiccating matter it contains.

California’s largest inland body of water is in trouble. Inflows to the Salton Sea have decreased, salinity is growing, the ecosystem is collapsing, and neighboring communities are suffering ...

CALIPATRIA– A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the Salton Sea early Friday morning, jolting residents and triggering a ...

A new conservancy will oversee work to improve vegetation, water quality and natural habitat in the Salton Sea. Will nearly half a billion dollars be enough?

The sea’s vast size means even a large storm like Hilary doesn’t result in a large boost in water level.

Until the Colorado River flooded in 1905 and again in 1907, the Salton Sea was known as the Salton Sink: a deep, dry depression 269 feet below sea level.

The Salton Sea: Life and death in an inland ocean Season 10 Episode 1005 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions| CC Exploring a once booming tourist mecca that is now a nearly dead body of water.

The vast California lake relies on runoff from cropland to avoid disappearing. But as farmers face water cuts due to drought and an ever drier Colorado River, the Salton Sea stands to lose again.

The Salton Sea is nearly twice as salty as the ocean, laden with agricultural runoff and susceptible to algal blooms that spew hydrogen sulfide, a noxious gas.